SOEUR LOUISE

Question 1

what are the key points/context of this poem?

Answer 1

• she was the duchess/mistress of Louis 14th.
• nun- 1674
• Anchonites, see their vocation as being cut off from the outside world.
• this poem is foregrounded in the idea of mercy/pitty.

Question 2

key quotes and their significance?

Answer 2

• it becomes clear that SL Louise life lacks stability and support that she may need “dying embers mock”
  Repetition with a difference: “I have desired and I have been desired”- balanced anaphora to display her passion